Chapter 7: Sevens
Haylie's pov:
I threw down my keys on the table as I walked into my apartment. "We'll that sucked," I said aloud to absolutely no one. I checked in my bedroom to see if Sean was still there, nope. After flipping down on the sofa I grabbed my phone and decided I'd phone Nicole and tell her about my night.
1 ring
2 rings
3 rings
"Hi you've reached Nicole Hammond, I don't know what I'm doing right now but I'm either not able to answer your call or I'm avoiding you. Please leave a message!" BEEEEEEEP
I sighed n threw my phone down on the couch, I bounced about 2 feet away from me before it started ringing. "Goddammit." I crawled along the sofa until I got to my ringing target, it was Nicole. "Hey,"
"Hey! You're earlier than I thought you'd be, how'd dinner go?"
"Not so good,"
"Uh oh,"
"Well it started off good, but then he got called in to work or something so he had to go. The waitress kept hitting on him hardcore too... But! He said I was gorgeous! So I'm ok with that part," I could hear her laughing on the other end.
"Well at least you're gorgeous right, how'd it end? What did he say when he left?"
"He said we should try again, so, I guess we'll do that. Just sucks"
"Ya, sounds kinda bunk. But whatever, next one will be better right!"
"Yup!" I sighed really loud into the phone and it was silent for a second.
"Wanna hangout?"
I looked at the clock on my wall, it's just 8, not too late for a drink, "ya for sure, stop at the liquor store on your way?"
"You be wantin' some Raspberry vodka?"
"You betcha. Smirnoff please!"
"Don't you have some leftover from the other night?" She laughed,
"Ya but not enough,"
Through her laugh I could hear her say "oh boy! Drunk night! Need any 7Up?"
"Nah I got tons thanks,"
"K cool, see ya in a sec!"
About 20min later there was a buzz on my intercom. "Hello?"
"Delivery man!"
"Yay! My booze is here!"
I buzzed Nicole up and as she came in I immediately pulled out the ice and cups and our night began.
"Heyyyyy! The fun's arrived kids! Move over. "Micky pushed me almost off the couch, "hey! My house my couch loser, move it," Micky came over around 9:30 with a 24 case of beer and decided he was 'the fun' of the night. "Whatsup Mick?" Nicole came over holding a fresh mix of rum n coke. Nicole and Mick had a bit of a thing about a year ago and neither of them seem to be over it. They like to think they are but everyone knows they'll get back together one day.
I got up n pushed Mick into the kitchen, "dude. I was at your work today with Arthur, and-"
"Who's Arthur?"
"Not the point of the story. Anyways, I was at your store with Arthur-"
"It's not my store its a restaurant,"
"K Mick shuttup, I was at your RESTAURANT-"
"It isn't mine," Mick was stifling a laugh now, he knew just how drunk I was and just how drunkenly frustrated this was making me.
"UUUAAAAGGGHHHH MICKY SHUTTUP," I hit him in the arm as my drink sloshed over the side and Micks beer foamed up,
"Alright! Alright! You were at MY STORE with Arthur and?"
He prodded me in the shoulder as I glared, "AND..." I glared, waiting for a response, "and your waitress-"
"She's not my waitress,"
"MICKYYYYY-AAAAHHHHH! STOPPIT!" I threw my head back while stomping my foot and just bailed on the conversation completely while Micky burst into laughter. Friggin loser.
2 hours later we were sitting on the floor in a circle playing a drinking game with Jason, Cory, Micky, and Louis; Louis is a buddy of Micky's but I've never been too fond of him. He seems to go wherever Micky goes though so whatever, I'm drunk anyways. "FIVE! HAH! Bitch card, Haylie, you're my bitch! Go get me a new drink." Louis waved his empty cup at me as he put the card into the pile of already drawn cards. He would make me the bitch. Asshole. "Jason, your turn," he drew a card from the upside down deck, "7. Augh. I hate Sevens I'm so bad at math." Jason complained, he was bad at math though, he even had a peer tutor as a kid. "Juuuust staaaart," Cory threw a small pillow at him, "alright... 1" next person In the circle was Nicole "2," next was Cory "3," it went around the circle like that until nicole screwed up and the game ended. I hate Sevens too, everytime you count to a number with a 7 in it or a multiple of 7 you have to just say "fuck you" and then the direction of the circle changes. When the circle gets to 27, 28 it always messes people up though so I don't blame her. 27 having a number in it and 28 being a multiple is the only time it bounces twice in a row and drunk people are always stumped by it.
The night carried on this way until we all got distracted by the idea of going bowling. I suck at bowling. I don't know why though but the guys are obsessed with it lately. There's a girl that works there, Erin, pretty sure she's why they like to go.
"Should I invite Arthur?" I looked at Nicole with half-closed drunk eyes, "noooo I think maybe you should keep this face to yourself." She gave me a sarcastic pat on the back and laughed. "Taxi's here!" Cory has the loudest yell ever. I bet the cab driver heard him too.
I rolled over in my bed, head pounding and every muscle feeling like crap. What the hell happened last night? I slowly pushed myself out of bed while groaning and realizing I have no pants on. Uuuhh Looking around my room I found my pants lying on the ground covered in booze and lasagna. That's a weird combination. After throwing on some sweatpants I shuffled into the living room, first thing I saw was Jason, Cory and Louis bailed out on the floor and Nicole and Mick cuddling on my couch, I smiled knowingly while holding my head trying to stifle the headache that was pounding viciously and echoing all through my brain. "Hey," I spun around to see Cory looking about as haggard as I felt, "hey man," "where did we get lasagna?" "no clue." He led me into the kitchen where there was lasagna splatted allover the walls, windows, floor, "what the..." "no clue man". Cory and I hungout for a while watching crappy Pawn Shop shows on tv until several hours later when Cory, Louis, Jason, Nic and Mick woke up. We spent the rest of the day trying to remember what the hell happened but nothing really came to mind, there was nothing solid we could remember. I got up suddenly, "you guys hangout n' whatnot, my house is your house. I'm goin to bed though, gnight guys," "gnight, I'm probably just gunna head home I think," Nicole looked at Micky as she said this with a slight smile, "ya, same," Mick smiled back at her with a slight wink. Jason, Louis and Cory just sat around on my couch watching movies while I slept but before I could sleep I heard a quiet chime from my phone. My heart instantly leaped as I shot off my bed to find my phone. When I finally found it squished under my booze and lasagna soaked pants I quickly looked at the screen and smiled as the name 'Arthur' shone back at me.
